Lang Research Event 2013

Lang Research EventEnds With Presentation of
Five Awards

On Research Day 2013, five physicians-in-training accepted Lang
Research Awards for excellence on behalf of their research teams.
The award recipients had each served as principal investigator for their
respective studies. They are:

Christopher Tan, M.D., Fellow in Surgery (Geriatrics), for the
oral presentation “Cognitive Changes After Surgery in the Elderly: Does
Minimally Invasive Surgery Influence the Incidence of Postoperative
Cognitive Changes Compared to Open Colon Surgery?”

M. Oprea, M.D., Fellow in Medicine (Geriatrics), for the poster
presentation “Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Transitioning From Acute Care Hospital to the Nursing Home.”

Masud Habibullah, M.D., PGY-1 in Medicine (Gastroenterology), for
the poster presentation “Colonic Lesions Found During Retrograde Double
Balloon Enteroscopy for Obscure Bleeding Following a Negative
Colonoscopy.”

Research presentations. This year’s Research Day
encompassed 14 oral and 70 poster presentations. Residents and
fellows from 18 departments and divisions participated.

Award ceremony. Dr. Phyllis August, Lang Research Center
director, presented five Lang Research Awards for excellence in
research. Winning projects are selected for soundness of
research methodology, potential impact on patients, and the
quality of the presentation itself.